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« Back to article: Life of the Rodeo: Willie Nelson keeps the music alive in legendary performance

With only a few pauses to thank the crowd, Nelson and his band kept the musical stories flowing from one song to the next almost as if he was reading us chapters in the book of his and all of our lives.
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Willie Nelson and his band performed in front of a large electronic image of the Texas flag.
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Whether this was Nelson's last Houston rodeo or just his latest, no one in NRG Stadium will likely forget this concert even when they, too, reach 83 years young.
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The classics kept coming with little introduction except the odd tributary nod to the song’s writer or co-writer.
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